HP AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 5000+ 2.6GHz Media Center Computer (M7640N)

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MACHINE SPECS:

 

Processor Type AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 5000+

Processor Speed 2.6GHz

RAM 2048MB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM

Hard Drive 320GB SATA (7200RPM)

Optical Drives 16X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer with Lightscribe

Graphics Card Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE

Available Expansion Bays 2 x 5.25", 1 x 3.5"

Available Expansion Slots 3 x PCI, 1 x PCI Express X16

Cache 512KB + 512KB L2

Disk Drive No

Fax/Modem 56K V.90

I/O Ports See The Features Section

Included Software See The Features Section

Monitor Included? No

Network Card 10/100 Ethernet

Other Control Devices Keyboard, Mouse, Remote Control

Preloaded Operating System Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

Sound Card High Definition Audio

Speakers No

System Bus 2000MHz

Warranty 1 Year Limited Hardware

 

 

I guess in a way I am a n00b, I picked up this machine yesterday and I tried all night to install, starting with 10.4.6 with no success.

 

As far as I can tell this machine should scream! I installed a Seagate Baracuda 7008.3? 300G ATA HD but it does not recognize the drive in the disc utility (partition step), however, it did recognize the drive when it was in an external USB case. The disc utility does recognize the 300G SATA drive, but will not allow me to partition it to 8G for the install.....

 

Bottom line, I am upset, frustrated and tired ... I really need some help here guys!!

 

Is there a proper step by step for an install on a dual core AMD machine??

 

Thanks, all help is appreciated...

[MAOJC]

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Bottom line, I am upset, frustrated and tired ... I really need some help here guys!!

 

Is there a proper step by step for an install on a dual core AMD machine??

 

Thanks, all help is appreciated...

http://www.nedprod.com/Niall_stuff/MacOS%20X/index.html

I used this and a Fedora Rescue disk to get my dual core opteron going on 10.4.6

 

Still tinkering but I am posting this from that machine.

Edited December 28, 2006 by MAOJC